65.3 On-Campus Support, Accommodations, and Mentorship for Learning Disabled and ADHD Students

Many college students with ADHD and specific learning disabilities (SLDs) leave for school with fewer supports than they had in high school and are less likely to seek out supports. Although more than 90% of those individuals use accommodations in high school, only 17% use them in college; many no longer identify as having SLD/ADHD. Nonetheless, self-awareness, self-advocacy, and connection to a supportive community are essential to successful outcomes in college. Mentoring programs of K –12 school-age children with SLD/ADHD are helping college students with SLD/ADHD access services in college and to self-advocate.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research